Home of the Traditional Latin Mass in Tampa!

A whole new and yet ancient form of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is now being presented here. The "Mass of All Ages" (also known as the Tridentine Mass or Extraordinary Form of the Mass) has returned!

As of August, 2015, Epiphany of Our Lord Catholic Church became the home for the Tridentine Latin Mass. Mass are celebrated according to the Motus Proprio Summorum Pontificum of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the request of--and with the complete blessing of--the Bishop of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Bishop Robert N. Lynch. (Read more here if you wish.)

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Daily Mass time change coming in January! The 9:00 am Mass will become an 8:00 am Mass. Monday through Friday (and maybe Saturday, I am still asking if there is enough interest) beginning Monday, January 2, there will be a 6:30 am Missa Cantata Without Incense (like a low Mass but chanted). There will also be two Masses being celebrated at 8:00 am but in two different locations. The Traditional Latin Mass (low Mass) will be in the Church and the Novus Ordo Mass in English will be in the rectory chapel. In the case of a priest not being available for the Novus Ordo Mass (which may be every Wednesday and Friday for a few months), those who came for it may certainly attend the TLM in the church.

Would you believe we had a little water coming in through the chapel roof? This time we are going to have to replace the roof and fix the damaged ceiling, a/c vents, etc., inside. While we are at it, why not tear off the front paneling and create a small reredo lis the image below (or a bit less ornate). Men, how about it? Any craftsmen out there?

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Trying unsuccessfully to catch the water.

Had to remove front two pews, which were swimming. Holy Day will delay ripping out carpet and starting over.

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Upcoming events:

Thursday, December 8, is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a Holy Day of Obligation. Regular morning Mass times plus a 7:00 pm Latin Missa Cantata (high Mass)

Fr. Vincent, SJ, has been celebrating the 7:30 am Sunday Low Mass for quite a while now. He is goingn to celebrate the 10:30 Missa Cantata for the first time this coming Sunday, Dec. 11. Please congratulate him!

Next week:

Thursday, Dec. 15, the Men's Holy League group meets at 6:00 in the church.

Friday Family Rosary and Game night will begin a bit earlier, at 6:00. The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a Family Fish Fry and will have special games for the kids! Bring your children, your rosaries, and your appetite!

Saturday, Dec. 17, our first Rorate Coeli Mass at 6:30 am. Wake up early for this beautiful and prayerful candle light Mass.

Also Saturday, the High School Youth Group meets at 6:00 pm in the parish room.

Date changes for the Holy League Men's Group. Due to Thanksgiving, the Immaculate Conception and Christmas week interfering with our regularly scheduled Thursday night meetings, we are changing the dates. No more meetings in November but three in December. The 1st, 15th and 29th will be our meeting dates. Please be sure to note this on your calendar! Everything back to normal in January.Holy League Men's Group! Second and Fourth Thursdays of each month. Next meeting, November 10. Come for an hour of prayer beginning at 6:00 pm. Men from the schola will chant Traditional Vespers (evening prayer) in Latin while the rest of us silently listen and pray mentally. Father Palka will lead the Rosary (the three main prayers in Latin). Next will be teaching and discussion. Following that will be social time. Scotch and cigars are the main "attractions", meant to keep the ladies at bay. Bring your favorite beverage and smokes if you please. There is no pressure to drink or smoke if you do not wish to do so! Father Palka has generously provided the scotch and cigars (Ave Maria Cigars!) and will continue to do so until his stock runs out. The Glenlivet is about gone but there is enough Chivas Regal and Famous Grouse to last another month. He has enough cigars to last a couple of months unless more hordes of smoking men show up.

New: Altar Boy training manual, videos, audios on the altar boy page! Learn how to serve or how to server better!

﻿Epiphany of Our Lord Mission Statement: Our God-given mission is to evangelize and thereby produce Saints. We strive to provide the supernatural grace of the Sacraments which God gives in and through His One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church; to preach, teach and live the Truth regardless of its popularity or lack thereof; to encourage all men to be fully, faithfully, joyfully and unapologetically Catholic in all aspects of life; and to bring about, through the Mercy of God and the intercession of the Blessed Mother and all the Saints, the conversion of sinners and the salvation of souls.﻿